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ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee
‘This publication is one of five state-of the-practce engineering ceports produced, to
ite, by the ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee, These enginceting reports are
intended to be a summary of curent engineering knowledge and design practice, and
Present guidelines for the design of petrochemical faclites. They representa consensus
pinion of task committee members active in their development. ‘These five ASCE
engineering reports are
'). Design of Anchor Bolts in Petrochemical Facilities
2) Design of Blast Ressirs Buildings i Petrochemical Facies
3). Dasign of Secondary Containment in Petrochemical Faciluies
48) Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Petrochemical Facies
5) Wind Loads on Petrochemical Facilites
The ASCE Petrochemical Energy Commitee was organized by A. K, Guplain 1991
and initially chaired by Curley Tumer. Under their leadership the five tase eommittoes
‘ete formed. More recently, the Committe hasbeen chaired by Joseph A. Bohinsky and
rank J, Hai,
Frank J, Hse J. Marcell Hunt
‘Chevron Research and Technology Company Hudson Engineeing Corporation
chairman secresary
Joseph A. Behinsky Brown & Root, Ine
Wiliam Bounds Fluor Danie, Inc
Chay Flint Bechtel, nc
John Geigel Bacon Chemical Company
‘Ajaya K Gupta ‘North Carolina State University
Magdy H. Hanna Jacobs Engineering Group
Steven R, Hemler Eastman Chemical Co,
Gayle S. Johnson EQE Intemational, In,
James Maple LA Maple & Associates
Douglas J. Nyman D.J. Nyman d Associates
Norman C. Rennalls BASF Corporation
(Curley Turner Fluor Danie, ine.
ii‘The ASCE Task Commitice on Blast Resistant Design
‘This report was prepared 10 provide guidance in the blast resistant design of
ochemical facilities. Though the makeup of the committee end the writing of this
ment are directed at petsochemical facilities, these yuidelins are applicable to simar
design situations in other industries. Those interested in this report. should inctude
Sinvciurl design engineers with dynamic design training. and experience aa well 2s
‘operating company personnel responsible to establish intemal design ard construction
Practices. The task Commitee was established because of a significant interest in the
Pewrochemienl inlosry in dealing with cnsily process accidents, in interpreting
‘overtnnent softy standards an inthe desire to protect employees. ‘One purpose ofthis
Feport is t0 help provide some uniformity to the current mix of internal and published
‘This report is intended to be a State-oFthoPractice set of guidelines, ‘The
‘ecommendations provided are based on publshed information and actual design, A
feviow of current practie, intemal company standards, published documents, and the
current work of relates groups was condacted The report includes a list of refecenes to
Provide addtional information. “The reference list emphasizes an emphasis on readily
‘wvalable commercial publications and government reports. Bectuse of their elevance 12
‘his fepor, several publications deserve mention here, Two widely used documents
ealng generaly with bast resistant design are 793-1300, Structures to Ress he Effects
of Aecidewal Explasions from the Department of Defense and ASCE manuel 42, Design
& Sirennes 10 Rest Nwiecr Weapons Effex Two publications which greatly
Supplement chapters 2 and 3 are Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor
Clon Explosions, Flash Fives, and BLEVES, and Guidelines for Evaluating Provess
Plann Buildings for Extemal Explosions and Fires, These lst two documents are fern
‘he AICHE Center for Chemical Process Safty
In helping to create a consonsus set of guidelines, a number of individual and groups
Provided valuable esitanee and review. These include Ted Krauthammer of Penn State,